Senior Network Security (Palo Alto) Engineer
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Job Location:
Houston, MS - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
11 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Title: Senior Network Security (Palo Alto) Engineer
Location: Houston TX (3 days a week onsite)
Other Locations: Maximum 50 miles radius of The Woodlands Little Rock or Jackson. Must be willing to go to the office 3 days/week.
Client is seeking a highly skilled Senior Network Security Engineer with deep expertise in Palo Alto firewalls. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing implementing maintaining and troubleshooting enterprise firewall solutions in a large-scale network security environment.
Responsibilities:
Design and implement Palo Alto firewall policies NAT rules VPN configurations and security zones.
Deploy configure and manage Palo Alto firewalls including policies NAT VPN IPS and threat prevention features.
Perform troubleshooting and root cause analysis for network security incidents and firewall-related issues.
Manage security zones access control policies and URL filtering.
Plan and execute firewall upgrades patches and migrations with minimal downtime.
Monitor and respond to security events and incidents related to firewalls and network devices.
Perform regular firewall rule reviews to optimize security and ensure compliance with security best practices while ensuring business continuity.
Ensure security of routing protocols (BGP OSPF) VLANs and load balancing across the network.
Involve in security audits vulnerability assessments and incident response to ensure network security compliance.
Monitor network performance and proactively address bottlenecks latency issues and security breaches.
Maintain detailed documentation for firewall configurations security policies and network diagrams.
Required Skills:
5 years of experience in Network Security Engineering.
3 years of strong experience in Palo Alto Firewall administration.
Experience in log analysis incident response and security monitoring.
Hands-on with VPNs (SSL/IPSec) NAT IDS/IPS Threat Prevention and URL Filtering.
In-depth knowledge of TCP/IP routing VLANs NAT VPN IPS IDS and general network architecture.
Understanding of network protocols (TCP/IP BGP OSPF VLANs DHCP DNS NAT SNMP IPsec GRE VXLAN).
Must have excellent understanding of security architecture and integration
Experience with change management and ITIL-based processes.
Ability to work independently and as part of a global security team.
Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
Excellent communication and documentation skills.
Regards
Regards
Hari C
